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Oscar Nom Predictions 2026 - We Guarantee at Least, Like, 5 of These Are Right - ORC 1/16/26 Jan 16, 2026

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OSCAR NOM PREDICTIONS 2026: . Best Picture: Six Are Safe, Right? Seven? Eight? None? HELP! - 3:24 Director: A Guillermo Emergency - 14:08 Lead Actor: MBJ Better Be S-A-F-E - 18:44 Lead Actress: The Mikes Find the Same Five - 21:42 Supp Actress: In a World in Which Amy Madigan May Not Be Nominated - 24:52 Supp Actor: Mike1 Your Thoughts?! - 28:02 . Original Screenplay: Panahi DESERVES This - 29:46 Adapted Screenplay: A Guillermo Emergency, Part 2 - 33:33 Casting: Playing Tag in a Pitch Black Room - 35:14 Editing: How Many Best Picture Noms Do You Crossover? - 38:04 . Animated Feature: Where The Mikes Fight About Elio - 41:44 International Feature: Feels Like 6 Movies for 5 Slots - 44:46 Doc Feature: One Mike Says the Leading Doc is OUT - 46:58 Original Score/Song: How Many Train Dreams Appearances? Hamnet? - 50:05 . Cinematography: ASC, BSC, BCA, CLL, Alphabet Soup Precursory - 55:12 Production Design: What’s Maleficent Have to do With This? - 58:14 Sound: How Much Can You Resist Sirat’s Shortlist Game? - 1:00:12 MUAH: The Good Old Fashioned Lead Actress Crossover - 1:02:33 Costumes: Don’t Overlook Ruth E! - 1:06:36 VFX: One Time for the One Timers - 1:08:19 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:13:00

Golden Globes 2026, DGA/PGA Noms, and BAFTAs to Boot! - ORC 1/12/26 Jan 12, 2026

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . GOLDEN GLOBES/BAFTA LONG LISTS/GUILD NOMS ANALYSIS: . The Globes Red Carpet + TV Show Presentation - 1:50 Nikki’s Hosting Job - 6:45 . Best Picture Brings Questions About Cinematic/BO Achievement - 10:37 Best Director is PTA’s To Keep - 24:45 (And What This Year’s Oscars Ratings Will Tell the Academy - 27:20) . Lead Actor: AlsoMike Has Ruined Chalamet (Even Though He’ll Sweep) - 32:42 Lead Actress Has Finally Cleared Up Who Sits at #2 - 42:22 Supporting Actor Asks, “What IS a Sweep, Anyway?” - 48:08 Supporting Actress Shows Warts for Sentimental Value, Strength for OBAA - 52:45 . How Are the Globes THIS BAD at the Screenplay Categories? - 57:53 The Secret Agent Just Keeps Winning International Feature - 1:04:40 . K-Pop Has Animated Feature, How Close Was It to B.O. Achievement? - 1:11:00 Score Was Cut From the Globes Show, Weirdly - 1:14:18 Uncultured Pundits Lead to an Original Song “Controversy” for Golden - 1:15:10 . Final Tallies for Globes, BAFTA Long Lists, and Guild Noms - 1:19:04 . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:22:29

SAG Noms Leave Us Lacking That Sentimental Value - ORC 1/9/26 Jan 08, 2026

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . SAG NOMS ARE HERE: . Where’s Sentimental Value?! - 1:23 OBAA Sets SAG Record; Sinners Officially #2 - 13:23 . Lead Actor: Wagner Moura, Edgerton Out, But Not Out of It - 15:22 Lead Actress: Don’t Fear Standing Solo - 20:25 Supporting Actress: The Questions Presented by the SV Misses - 26:58 Supporting Actor: When a Sweeper Goes Winless - 34:27 . Best Ensemble: A Very CLEAR 1-2 - 48:22 Stunt Ensemble: Sinners Shows Strength - 53:34 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 55:40

Critics' Choice 2026 Recap - The Start of the Oscars Sprint - ORC 1/6/26 Jan 05, 2026

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . M1 is Back from Surgery - 1:14 . CRITICS’ CHOICE RECAP: The Effect of CC on Globes, Guilds - 4:10 . The Red/Black Carpet Show Was a Mess… - 6:34 …Aside From Presenting an Award - 9:25 . Chelsea Handler’s Monologue - 13:04 Is Caton a Supporting Actor Threat? - 15:12 Presentation Notes; Train Dreams Surprises - 17:10 Sinners Takes Lead in Casting - 21:57 . Techs Given in Bulk - 29:16 ELORRRRDDDDIIIIIIIII 👊🏻 - 31:55 Followed by Madigan! + Weapons Questions - 39:47 Kpop is LOVED - 45:35 . OBAA Had to Wait for Its Moment - But it Came - 47:45 Jessie Buckley had THE Speech - 51:25 AlsoMike has Ruined Chalamet - 55:33 (And Will He Sweep?) One Battle Ends with Best Picture - 59:34 . Final Tallies - 1:03:19 . . What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:07:07

Top 10 Predictions for the 2026 Film Year - Ep. 515 Jan 03, 2026

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The Mikes make 10 bold predictions for 2026. We talk about Oscars, Box Office, the industry, celebrities and movie stars and much more. 10: The Netflix / WB Deal is just the beginning of consolidation - 3:56 9: Domestic Year End Numbers Predictions for 2026 - 8:27 8: A prediction on Tentpole Box Office Number for ‘26 films - 10:40 7: This Genre will have a major comeback in 2026 - 16:32 6: A prediction on AI - 24:20 5: Predicting WHEN the 99th Oscars’ Best Picture 10 will be released - 27:25 4: A Scream VII deathpool - 35:42 3: 2026 will be a huge year for THIS actor - 40:31 2: 2026 will be a huge year for THIS filmmaker - 46:48 1: Finally, a major prediction for this year’s Oscars - 50:53 NOTE: we recorded this episode before Christmas. Although there hasn’t been anything to derail our presentations here, we did get some updated movie titles. Steven Spielberg’s The Dish was retitled Disclosure Day, and Innarritu’s Judy with Tom Cruise was retitled “Digger.” OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for more Oscars Profiles reviewing the contending films, get ready for many more Oscar Race Checkpoints reacting to the latest news from awards season and we certainly hope to book many more special guests. If you enjoy our work, please rate & review, like & subscribe and tell your friends and family about our show. Thanks for the support.

Top 10 Films of 2025 w/ Luis Mendez & Our Most Anticipated For '26 - Ep. 514 Dec 31, 2025

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Luis Mendez of the Mendez Movie Report returns to count our Final Top 10 Film Lists for 2025. Plus, they rundown their honorable mentions out to their top 25’s, end the episode with a Top 3 Most Anticipated Films of the upcoming 2026 film year mini-list… and of course, there’s A LOT of film criticism, box office analysis and Oscars prognostication along the way. Blindspots / Notable Films We Haven’t Seen - 3:25 Honorable Mentions: Our Top 25 counted down to our No. 11’s - 5:14 No. 10’s: Two Thrill Rides - 10:28 No. 9’s: A Dramedy & A Doc That Both Hit Home - 16:39 No. 8’s: Extremely Emotional Films - 24:05 No. 7’s: Films with great finales - 33:13 No. 6’s: A Huge Studio Tentpole & A Tiny Sundance Indie - 41:56 No. 5’s: Two Horror Hits - 50:34 No. 4’s: Two Carryovers & Best Picture Contenders - 55:13 No. 3’s: Our Favorite Genre Films of the Year - 1:03:17 No. 2’s: A Hidden Gem & A Surprise Entry - 1:13:15 No. 1’s: We have the same film at Number 1 - 1:20:19 Also Mike’s Top 3 Most Anticipated Films for 2026 - 1:31:09 Luis Mendez’s Top 3 Most Anticipated Films for 2026 - 1:35:00 OUTRO: If you enjoy our shows, please support us by rating & reviewing, hitting that thumbs up or like button and by sharing our work with your friends. Here’s the MMO Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar And here are the links to everything Luis Mendez: https://linktr.ee/MendezMovieRPT

Holiday Bets p. 2 w/ David Long - Timmy vs Leo Round 1 - ORC 12/28/25 Dec 28, 2025

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David Long returns for Part 2 of Holiday Bets, our annual special on the Golden Globes and Oscars betting lines. In this episode, we discuss Lead Actor & Actress, Best Director, Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costumes, Sound and Documentary Feature. . Betting Tutorial - 1:42 . David’s Annual Martingale Strategy - 4:25 . Lead Actor: featuring a big Timothee Chalamet discussion, 2 Globe categories, plus Oscar Nominations and Winner predictions - 8:11 . Lead Actress - 35:16 . Best Director - 48:09 . Other Categories: Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costumes, Sound and Doc Feature - 1:04:05 . OUTRO: Make sure to follow David’s betting tips on X: https://x.com/1DavidLong Otherwise, you can follow our work https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar and we thank you for supporting the show. Please stay tuned to our feed for several year end specials next week including our Top 10 Films of the Year and Top 10 Predictions for the next film year.

Holiday Bets p. 1 w/ David Long - Picture, Supportings & More at the Globes & Oscars - ORC 12/23/25 Dec 23, 2025

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David Long returns for Holiday Bets part 1 of 2 as we discuss betting lines at the Oscars AND Golden Globes for the categories of Best Picture, Supportings, Screenplay, Score, Song, Animated, Cinematic or Box Office Achievement and International Feature. Mike 1’s Annual Gambling Tutorial - 2:19 . Picture: Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes - 6:41 Globe Picture: Drama - 13:57 Oscars Best Picture Winner - 18:21 Nominations for Oscars Best Picture - 25:49 . Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe & Oscars - 37:52 Supporting Actor - 52:14 . Other Categories at the Globes and Oscars including Best Screenplay, Animated Feature, Cinematic or Box Office Achievement, Original Song, Score, and Non-English Language Film at the Globes - 57:42 . OUTRO: Make sure to follow David Long on X/Twitter as he’ll be posting about gambling this winter. https://x.com/1DavidLong Please stay tuned for Part 2 of this Holiday Bets special where we will discuss the rest of the available betting lines for the Golden Globes and Oscars Including for Lead Actor and Actress, Best Director, Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hair, Costumes and Sound Design. Otherwise, please follow us on social media and support our show by liking, subscribing, rating and reviewing us. As always, thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

It Was Just An Accident, But This Oscar Profile Was On Purpose - Ep 513 Dec 19, 2025

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Our LIVE reactions to the YouTube Oscars Move comes in the final moments of this episode. Otherwise, we enjoy a full film study and Oscars Profile Review of Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, winner of the Palme D’or at Cannes, 3 Gotham awards and 4 Golden Globe nominations. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT: Reception & Awards Profile - 3:25 Jafar Panahi’s History of Heroism - 9:54 General Composition Thoughts - 14:48 Review of the Performances & Political Risk To All Involved - 20:49 Review of the Production Values - 27:49 Oscar Lens - 31:39 Spoiler Warning - 33:50 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW That Ending - 34:49 Themes - 40:19 Plot Highs & Lows - 42:52 Final Grades & Final Thoughts - 52:44 The Oscars move to YouTube: we react LIVE! during our recording - 56:54 OUTRO: If you’re enjoying our show, please like & subscribe, rate & review, and tell people about our show. As always, thank you all for listening and for this support. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes of our News & Awards Season analysis show - Oscar Race Checkpoint - available on the same feed, and we otherwise look forward to several year end specials featuring some returning guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The 98th Oscar Shortlists - Sinners, Wicked 2 & Sirat Have Big Days - ORC 12/17/25 Dec 17, 2025

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We breakdown the snubs & surprises from the 98th Oscar Shortlists in all the feature film categories including Best International Feature, Documentary, Score, Song, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, VFX, Cinematography and Casting. Which films had the best day? Which struggled? Which held serve?? International Feature - 2:19 Documentary Feature - 6:54 Original Score - 12:40 Original Song - 15:40 Makeup and Hairstyling - 18:39 Sound - 23:16 Visual Effects - 24:35 Cinematography - 27:03 Casting & then we close with the Tallies - 28:53 OUTRO: We discuss the Spielberg movie - Disclosure Day trailer a bit during the Outro, and we mention a few potential upcoming episodes. So if you enjoy our work, please support our show by liking, subscribing, rating, reviewing and by telling people about our show. We appreciate it. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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